Our history
1983
First steps
We start our business as Sider Metro Test, to satisfy the requests for maintenance, calibration and overhaul of laboratory test equipment, mainly tensile machines, pendulums and hardness testers.
2005
Change the name but not the story
The technical capabilities of manufacturing components and spare parts for upgrades, even of very dated equipment, and the maintenance service, lead Cermac to be perceived by customers as a reliable supplier and consultant.
2008
From service to Cermac branded product
The need to satisfy a constantly expanding market sees CERMAC transform and specialize also in the production and sales of its own equipment. In those years, the already equipped workshop was further strengthened through a series of important investments including the machining center and other machine tools such as electroerosion, water cutting, grinding, hacksaws and lathes also with numerical control, necessary for the activity of production and assembly directly in its own factory.
2012
The range of products and services offered grows
The range of machines and equipment made in the testing sector is consolidated, giving rise in 2012 to a large range of proposals, from electromechanical and hydraulic machines for tensile tests to those for dynamic stress tests. From Charpy pendulums to tube markers.
The range of accessories is also truly extended, such as mechanical and electronic strain gauges for tests on smooth, ribbed and stranded rods until breaking, systems for hot tests, sets for tests on bolts and bends, just to name a few In any case, all made taking advantage of both the experience gained and the suggestions of customers.
2013
First ISO 9001 certification
In 2013 CERMAC was certified ISO 9001 in the field of design, revamping, assistance and marketing of machines for mechanical testing laboratories.
2014
New headquarters and production increased
Due tothe development of the company and its organization, the company need for adequate space. So in the 2014 its transfer to its current headquarters.
The supplies of machines and equipment of its own production and marketing increase and, with them, the adoption of increasingly advanced technologies for the control and management of test data.
2014
Cermac testing systems
The CERMAC Testing System and the related software, developed internally for the control, acquisition and automatic processing of tests, are subject to continuous and new releases over time, always in step with the most recent national and international test standards of reference.
In 2014, the introduction in the Testing System of the brand new SB-Rio (National) stand-alone electronic board for TCP-IP communication, which allows CERMAC to successfully satisfy customers and the growing requests for automation and upgrades even on other machines. brand.
2016
ISO 9001:2015 certification
In 2016, also the most recent ISO 9001:2015 conformance was recognized.The range of accessories was also extended, such as mechanical and electronic strain gauges for tests on smooth, ribbed and stranded rods up to failure, systems for hot tests, test sets on bolts and bend, just to name a few; in any case, all made taking advantage of both the experience gained and the suggestions of customers.
2018
Web and digital activities open their doors
CERMAC's approach to the market is renewed and, in 2018, the new website, www.cermacsrl.com, is launched
2021
Video extensometer introduced on Cermac machines
During 2021, Cermac acquired the X-Sight video extensometer technology, which was integrated with the machines and software. This technology will see important developments in the following years.
2022
Launch of version 4.0 of the Testing software, compliant with Industry 4.0 guidelines
The Testing by Cermac software receives important developments at the interface level and, above all, bi-directional interconnection is introduced to allow interfacing with laboratory and customer management programmes. The software, which can be fully customised, is developed in house.
2023
Design and launch of new high-performance custom electronic platforms
In order to adequately respond to the changed scenarios of availability of electronic components, Cermac makes significant economic investments that lead to the creation of new high-performance electronic platforms for data acquisition and machine control.
2024
Cermac becomes official X-Sight distributor for Italy
Cermac, thanks to the know-how acquired in the field of video extensometry due to numerous installations carried out in the main Italian and foreign laboratories, obtains certification as official distributor of X-Sight products